The Song of Guang-ling was perhaps the most vigorous guqin piece in Chinese music history. The story of the piece was about the assassination of a noble during the Warrior State period of China. The score of the piece was published in Shen Qi Mi Pu (1425 A.D.) in the Ming dynasty, yet the earliest record of the music can be dated back to the Han Dynasty (25-220A.D.)
This piano transcription is perhaps a deconstruction or a rhapsody on the traditional theme. Modern western harmonies are added to the original melody to display more variety of colour.
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Program length: 2 mins
Content: 幻想曲 Fantasy (Excerpt)
composed by Li Cheong
premiered in Fringe Theatre, Fringe Club 29-30 Aug 2003
performed by the band Sheng It Up (SIU) Yin, sheng;
So Hon Tou, pipa;
Sai Wai, bass;
Phoebus Chan/ Ken Chan, keyboard;
Simon Tsui, drum set;
The basic instruments of this piece are glockenspiel, vibraphone, xylophone, marimba and timpani. Percussions with indefinite pitch are also employed to add colors to the music. This piece starts off in a mysterious atmosphere that gradually turns into an energetically theme at the end.
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